Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
cigarette manufacturers of belgium and luxembourg |
| Acronym: |
Cimabel
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| Legal status: |
non-profit organisation
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| Website address: |
http://www.cimabel.be
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Sections
| Section: |
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations |
| and more precisely: |
Trade, business & professional associations |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Francis d'Avister
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| Position: |
President |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Carl Buyck
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| Position: |
Secretary |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
251 Avenue Louise 251
P.O. box: 5
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM
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| Telephone number: |
(+32) 026101059 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
Cimabel is the trade organisation of the Belgian and Luxembourg cigarette manufacturers. Its members are British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, Torrekens Tobacco Belgium / Heintz Van Landewyck and Imperial Tobacco. Cimabel is an associate member of CECCM (Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers)
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
Cimabel, the federation of Belgian-Luxembourg cigarette manufacturers, defends the interests of its members in both countries. It is the centre of expertise and knowledge, due to its quality and excellence in the industry Cimabel has become the contact point of the political world and the media, providing quality information on the sector. Its trade partners along with other national organisations of the sector and European counterparts can count on its loyal cooperation.
The sense of responsibility and spirit of tolerance are the two values that the federation highlights at everything it does. Its members are aware of what their own particular responsibilities are in relation to the consumers of their products. They work to promote a climate of tolerance among non-smokers and informed adults who choose to smoke.
As an advocate of a sector of considerable economic importance to Belgium and Luxembourg, Cimabel wishes to be heard in any debates pertaining to the sector.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
1
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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the subject matter of the lobbying are any regulatory issues that pertain to the tobacco industry and where Cimabel can play a useful complementary role to the role played by CECCM
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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Cimabel is an associate member of CECCM
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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12/2011
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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10,000 €
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Amount and source of funding received from the EU institutions in financial year n-1 of registration
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Procurement:
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0 €
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Grants:
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0 €
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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